GENRE: Local News Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

MRP to packing lists: consumer court revelations

January 18, 2008 Daksha Hathi

A number of recent verdicts from the IV Additional District Consumer Forum in the city is a virtual alert for consumers. The cases range from violation of MRP on goods to damaging household effects during shipping.

Not another Towering Inferno

December 27, 2007 Ayesha Aleem

Cinema theatres in the city do not have adequate fire safety measures. In case of a fire, these buildings are not equipped to effectively deal with them, finds Ayesha Aleem

Club’s lack of customer care

December 21, 2007 Daksha Hathi

Many clubs promise attractive deals and freebies to get members. Country Club is one such club that promised a lot to consumers and then left them high and dry.

How disabled-friendly are Bengaluru’s malls?

November 22, 2007 Ayesha Aleem

The city’s building bye-laws list out a number of amenities that public and semi-buildings must provide to disabled citizens. Malls are the most recent additions to modern Bengaluru, and Ayesha Aleem checks out a number of them to see if they are in compliance.